An aggressive Wozniacki made a fast start to the match and attacked Svitolinaâs serve. Underlining the tense situation, both players slugged along the baseline in long rallies with little separating them in a high-standard spectacle.

After being broken in the eighth game, Wozniacki was just three points away from elimination in the tenth but dug deep to reel off three straight games to claim the first set.

With all to play for in the second set, the standard lifted with Wozniacki hitting a sublime slice winner to hold serve in the sixth game but she couldnât convert two game points in the decisive 12th game.

Svitolina captured a break in the eighth game of the third set en route to continuing her unbeaten record in the tournament.

It was sweet revenge for Svitolina, who won just two games against Wozniacki at last yearâs WTA Finals.

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